Forbes Advocate
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Damon Cronshaw
Journalist

Science, technology, academic research, conservation, medicine, nutrition, animal welfare, sports reporter. Topics column writer.

Drugs for COVID sitting in stockpile
Show Heart: Heart transplant recipient Victoria McGee says a drug that protects against COVID should be easily available to transplant patients. Picture: Peter Lorimer
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Bee euthanasia program cut back, as parasite spreads
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Emergency: A map of the emergency zones, set up by the NSW government to deal with the varroa mite outbreak.
Watch as 20 dogs and cats are rescued from a car
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Horrendous: Neglected animals found in a vehicle on Newcastle foreshore. Inside the vehicle were seven dogs and 13 cats.
Omicron subvariants are spreading, so why not get a booster?
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Associate Professor Nathan Bartlett.
Bees killed in NSW epicentre, as parasite spreads
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Parasite: A varroa mite on a bee. An outbreak of the mite has led to millions of bees being euthanised, as the NSW government scrambles to contain it.
Bee parasite surveillance should have been 'more frequent'
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Closer Eye: Neil Livingstone told DPI officers that beehive checking should be done 'every two to three weeks, keeping a much closer eye on it'. Picture: Simone De Peak
More regions added to bee biosecurity zones
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Expanding: Three emergency zones have now been established in a bid to contain the varroa mite. The latest zone is around Calga and Sydney.
Bee parasite 'never been eradicated from a country before'
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Destructive: A varroa destructor mite on the back of a European honey bee. The mite had caused a "near-global epidemic". Picture: Waugsberg
'Devastated': beekeepers destroy hives in bid to stop varroa disaster
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Un-bee-lievable: David Vial, of Williamtown, photographed with his bees before the crisis hit. 'We're just hoping they can contain it within the 50-kilometre zone'. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
'White as sheets, shaking with fear': War letter returned to Belgian family
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Cheers: Janine celebrating the return of her mother's letter with a glass of wine.
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